The steadfast rhythm begins before the dawning and is so much a part of everyday life that it virtually goes unnoticed; but, is such an integral and essential part of life and commerce here that we would be lost without the reassuring beat. For it is the horses hooves we hear "clip, clop, clip, clop" bringing wares from the port, workers to their jobs, mail from the world and visitors and politicians alike to "Old Town" and the horses and carriages are here today in Alexandria for you and me to enjoy.